Got myself Remington 700 SPS Varmint.......And have problems ( Pics added)

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Got my self new gun, and went today to try it out.

Have some issues with it:

1. Pushing the bolt forward and closing it is very hard( broke my nail doing it)

2. while loading rounds into mag. The round goes sideway and jams up.

3. Ajustable Trigger is very rough and not smooth, I guess I have to adjust it.

4. accuracy is OK, but I have way better results with Savage 12 FV in .223.

Its brand new gun from Lebaron and iam little bit dissapointed by it.

Any Ideas? suggestions?

BTW. its .223 Rem and the weather today was around -10 at the range..Dunno thoes that matter.

regards
 
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if you search some past threads on just this subject,
you will find many others complaining of Rem's recent QC,
or the lack there of.
the 700's seem to have undersized chambers.
(worn cutters, trying to save a few bucks)
it will cost them many sales, because after reading many complaints,
i would never consider buying one again.
I almost bought one last year, but went the Savage route,
and dont regret doing that.

My .02
you will have to find out who does warranty work in your area.
 
1. Is it hard to close when you are chambering a round? How about when no ammo is present?

2. Are you sure you're loading the ammo in correctly?

3. You answered your own question. Have someonw who is competent ddjust the trigger for you.

4. If this is your first time out with the rifle, I think you're expecting way too much. Too many different variables to consider and you haven't began to qualify your statement.

What experience level do you have in shooting and with firearms in general? I get the vibe that you're new to the sport. Is this correct? If so, your perceived problems may be directly related to your lack of experience behind the trigger and have nothing to do with th rifle itself.
 
leadslinger said:
if you search some past threads on just this subject,
you will find many others complaining of Rem's recent QC,
or the lack there of.
the 700's seem to have undersized chambers.
(worn cutters, trying to save a few bucks)
it will cost them many sales, because after reading many complaints,
i would never consider buying one again.
I almost bought one last year, but went the Savage route,
and dont regret doing that.

My .02
you will have to find out who does warranty work in your area.
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BeerBaron said:
Factory rounds or handloads?

I have also been hearing things about remingtons quality control as of late. Not very reassuring.
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I've heard many, many people complain about Remington's "recent" quality control problems since I first went online back in 1996. I think there's more myth than merit to this line of thinking. I think Remington has done lots to damage its reputation in recent years but that has more to do with cheesy marketing ideas and going away from HS Precision stocks in an effort to compete price point with Savage.

I've heard of people claim that chamber throats were overly generous but never have I heard of undersized chamber dimensions. It either passes SAMMI spec or it doesn't. I'm sure they frequently check their rifles with a Go/No Go gague. It's not a hard thing to spot check for.

Have you personally ever had problems chambering factory ammunition in any Remington, or is this conjecture from what you've read on the net? I've owned close to (20) 700's over the last ten years and never had an issue.

The usual Savage complaints are extremly rough barrels, crappy tupperware stocks that flex with little effort, and plastic mag followers that are anything but durable. Are those observations still valid?
 
how do you break a nail pushing a bolt forward? anyway take the bolt out and look at the lugs, they may have burrs on the corners that are sharp/jaggy. Mine did, i just filed them silky smooth carefully. now it is a lot better to use.
 
i just shot back to back .7xx and .6xx 5 round groups with my bone stock sps tactical in 223
69gr smk, win case, wsr, 26gr w748,coal 2.306
 
matty86suk said:
i just shot back to back .7xx and .6xx 5 round groups with my bone stock sps tactical in 223
69gr smk, win case, wsr, 26gr w748,coal 2.306
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That's acceptable performance. I'd say load development was done unless you wanted to try +/- 0.5 grain to see if you can tweak it slightly.
 
Make sure you got all the grease out of the action and off the outside and inside of the bolt, that grease they put on those rifles at the factory gets nasty in sub zero temps. you can use brake clean or outers makes an areosol cleaner that works good as well.
 
Thanks all for advices.

Howewer:

1.I use new ammo, out of the box.
2. Yes Iam newbie to the sport, so not much expertise like most of you guys.
3. I did clean the rifle spotlessly before shooting.
4. How did I break the thumb nail? By trying to close the action..that how hard it is to close it. I had to push hard down in order to close it.
5. I did reserach on google and some sites ( eg. snipercentral.) there is some treads about this issues.

People complain about same problem, and advice cleaning bolt in microscopic detail, filing burrs and similar. Iam not expert so its hard for me to understand or properly explain.

I noticed small steel shavings around extractor.

I tried to cycle out action whith mag. open ( released.. but same issues)

I dont think its supposed to be like this, just simply because it doesnt feel OK. I would expect rough action from some third world mauser, but not from remington.

my friend is gunsmith, he will check it out tommorow. I will kep u posted. also I might post some pictures as well


Thanks Guys
 
Me to I just got a SPS tactical 308, yes the trigger is crap and the stock sucks, and its hard closing the bolt with a round or no round. You broke a thumb nail and I cut mine. Needs mods....
 
When I am chambering a round it becomes difficult but when I am just working the bolt (empty chamber) it is little bit better. I am going to give another go at cleaning the chamber and locking lugs but it just seems weird.
 
Have you mounted a scope on it? Could the base screws or bedding screws be a little long? Is there a rub mark on the outside diameter of the front locking lugs?
 
Also try putting some anti-seize grease on the backside of your locking lugs and work the bolt a few times.

It could be your locking lugs are binding causing the hard bolt close. I had this happen with my SS SPS Action.
 
Try backing of the action screw a couple turns - I've had two Rems with the action screws too long and binding the bolt (front screw). If thats the case then just file down the screws a bit and retorque.

Could also be the scope bases - are a long set and short set of screws - put in the wrong set in the wrong place and also bind. If thats the case, swap the screws front to back (and keep locktite out of the chamber).

I've only had about four new 700s in the last 3 years - (SPSs & 5Rs) all shot well within 1 MOA and bolt very smooth. No complaints.
 
Got myself Remington 700 SPS Varmint
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There is the first problem I have handled many SPS Varmints and they all suck the action is gritty the stock feels like crap and the trigger is junk....got to love the guys who say the 700 is a better starting point then a savage 12 series :rolleyes: .... :stirthepot2:
 
I had the same thing with a .223 remington. Gave it back. Went with tikka and refuse to buy another remington bolt action. It was so bad the everytime I chambered a round it would shave little off the brass.
 
I just bought a SPS-V. It works fine. Bolt slides smooth and locks up solid and tight.

The trigger isn't a nice as the old ones, but that's easy to fix. Get a new one.

As for the stock, everyone knows they're POS. It's easy to find a used HS precision for a couple hundred.
 
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